The Salvation Army bell ringers, introduced in the U.S. by Evangeline Booth in the early 1900s, can still be found on city streets at holiday time. They have transformed themselves […]
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Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) was a 35-year-old attorney, who was not in the military during the War of 1812, yet he found himself being held behind enemy lines September 13-14 of 1814,
watching as the British battled to take Fort McHenry, the fort that sits at the mouth of Baltimore Harbor.
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Sometimes we lose in order to win.
This was very much the case with the Battle of Monocacy, fought just outside Frederick, Maryland on July 9, 1864. The Union soldiers went down in defeat, but they accomplished a bigger
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Worthington House, Courtesy of Monocacy Battlefield[/caption]
goal — they saved Washington.
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In what can only be described as a miracle of Internet connectivity, I have heard from a person whom I mentioned in a blog post I wrote last autumn about how and when the tradition of presidential debates began. In the post, I noted that debates are a relatively recent phenomenon, originally suggested in 1956 by a University of Maryland student by the name of Fred A. Kahn, who was credited with the idea in newspapers of the day.
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In the early twentieth century, those without sight were marginalized members of society. They had no job options and no mobility. They had to rely on the kindness of someone
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The United States Constitution is one of the most influential political documents of all time, and it is the cornerstone that supports our liberty.
Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or an interested citizen, what if you could explain the Constitution and the disagreements that led to its crafting in about an hour?
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